[Community_garden] Brooklyn NY Gardens and the Red Hook Community Justice Center

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Dave Kelly> From: dkelly91 at hotmail.com> To: moboyle1 at nyc.rr.com; community_garden at list.communitygarden.org> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:42:46 +0000> Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Brooklyn NY Gardens and the Red Hook Community Justice Center> > > Please remove me from your email list. Thanks.> Dave Kelly> From: moboyle1 at nyc.rr.com> To: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:22:50 -0500> Subject: [Community_garden] Brooklyn NY Gardens and the Red Hook Community Justice Center> > If you are a Brooklyn community garden site and interested in hosting> community youth required to do court mandated community service, please > contact me directly. I manage an Internship and Mentoring Program at the> Red Hook Community Justice Center (State Of New York Court) and I'd love to > talk to anyone interested in our programs. The 64th Street Garden was a > host site for the Red Hook Youth Court and the kids did a tremendous amount > of work in the garden. Please feel free to call me at home 718-768-3925 or > Court at (718) 923-8234.> Regards, Maureen> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <community_garden-request at list.communitygarden.org>> To: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 12:02 PM> Subject: Community_garden Digest, Vol 351, Issue 1> > > > Send Community_garden mailing list submissions to> > community_garden at list.communitygarden.org> >> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> > http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org> >> > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> > community_garden-request at list.communitygarden.org> >> > You can reach the person managing the list at> > community_garden-owner at list.communitygarden.org> >> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> > than "Re: Contents of Community_garden digest..."> >> >> > Today's Topics:> >> > 1. Re: Community garden in SC (Linda Casto)> > 2. Re: Community garden in SC (Bailey, Sarah)> > 3. Poison Ivy, treatment and block (Diana Liu)> > 4. Help: Writers sought (Michael O'Connor)> >> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> >> > Message: 1> > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:53:53 -0800 (PST)> > From: Linda Casto <lindacasto7430 at sbcglobal.net>> > Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Community garden in SC> > To: "Dougherty, Natalie" <ndougherty at stfrancishealth.org>,> > community_garden at list.communitygarden.org> > Message-ID: <837984.92454.qm at web83312.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> >> > Start by writing a business model. Include the populations you wish to > > reach, the size of those populations and how you think you can reach them. > > Set goals: 1 year, 3 year, 5 year.> >> > Check for any grants that might be available to cover your start up > > costs. Most grants will require a 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor.> >> > Check out any other fundraising opportunities. Fundraising is more than > > funds, it's also service and goods. Don't be afraid to be creative to > > meet the needs of your garden.> >> > Attend local counsel meetings and let them know what you are doing. > > Contact your community newspapers and see if you can get them to run an > > article about your project, especially if you receive a grant. Newspapers > > love stories about grant recipients. See if your mayor or city manager > > has a department within the city that can work with you.> >> > If the hospital where you work has an employee newsletter, get an article > > into that. Find out if other employers in your area have employee > > newsletters and find out if they will run an announcement or article for > > you.> >> > To reach for the kids try contacting your local schools, churches and > > community organizations like Boy Scouts and YMCA. You may also check to > > see if there is a Juvenile Restitution program in place in your area. > > These would be youths who already have had some problems and need to > > complete community service hours.> >> > Take your garden development in steps, don't try to do everything the > > first year. If you are primarily interested in youth - get the youth into > > the garden first, get experienced with the ins and outs of running a > > community garden, then bring other gardeners/programs into your garden.> >> > Attempting to do too many things at once can lead to failure. Starting > > small and proving yourself builds good relationships and good publicity > > for your garden to build upon in following years.> >> > After your first successful year, visit a counsel meeting again and > > update them with your success.> >> > "Dougherty, Natalie" <ndougherty at stfrancishealth.org> wrote:> >> > I work with a local hospital system and have had the idea of having a > > community garden at our hospital for about a year. We have solicited some > > minor support from the community, but it might be rocky. I would like to > > develop the program for different populations, but would really like to > > the local middle and high school students primarily involved in it (to > > keep them out of the gangs). I have the land approved by our CEO - about ? > > acre of land. How do I go about beginning the process, and getting > > additional buy-in from the community?> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > -------------- next part --------------> > An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> > URL: > > http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20080124/3f14099d/attachment.html> >> >> > ------------------------------> >> > Message: 2> > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:19:40 -0500> > From: "Bailey, Sarah" <sarah.bailey at uconn.edu>> > Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Community garden in SC> > To: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>, "Dougherty, Natalie"> > <ndougherty at stfrancishealth.org>> > Message-ID:> > <40AC6D73C2B95C4CA21B26B7BF380C40017AC1DD at EXCHANGED.mgmt.ad.uconn.edu>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> >> > Natalie,> >> > Two organizations that might be of assistance to you. I don't know where> > in South Carolina you are, but both are probably available through the> > Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service.> >> >> >> > One is the Master Gardener Program. Go to> > http://www.clemson.edu/hort/scmg/about.php for details and contact info> > by county...> >> >> >> > The other is the 4H program. They may have interest in developing a club> > around the project. Go to http://www.clemson.edu/4h/ for more info.> >> >> >> > There are lots of good planning resources at the ACGA website, as well:> > http://www.communitygarden.org <http://www.communitygarden.org/>> >> >> >> > Hope this helps!> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Sarah Bailey> > Master Gardener Program Coordinator> >> > Cooperative Extension Service> > 1800 Asylum Avenue> > West Hartford, CT 06117> >> > Ph: 860-570-9023> >> > Fax: 860-570-9008> > Email: sarah.bailey at uconn.edu <javascript:parent.ComposeTo(>> >> >> >> > -------------- next part --------------> > An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> > URL: > > http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20080124/826fbdf1/attachment.html> > -------------- next part --------------> > A non-text attachment was scrubbed...> > Name: not available> > Type: image/gif> > Size: 862 bytes> > Desc: image001.gif> > Url : > > http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20080124/826fbdf1/attachment.gif> >> >> > ------------------------------> >> > Message: 3> > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:09:30 -0800 (PST)> > From: Diana Liu <diana1127 at sbcglobal.net>> > Subject: [Community_garden] Poison Ivy, treatment and block> > To: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org> > Cc: Joan Stevens <mamabotanica at sbcglobal.net>> > Message-ID: <957598.68906.qm at web82210.mail.mud.yahoo.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> >> > Hi, everyone. A while ago, there were some postings about poison ivy, > > prevention and treatment. I didn't know much about it, and asked some > > experts. I was particularly interested in the prevention part, if there > > is anything that could be sprayed or applied that could prevent allergic > > reaction. Thanks to Joan, an expert in plants and garden in Southern > > California, shared this website: > > http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0802.htm If you want to skip to the > > treatment and prevention section, here are a few products from the > > website: (P.S. I am not promoting these products, and perhaps people who > > have used them have comments.) A product called Tecnu Oak-n-Ivy? Cleanser > > is now marketed through forestry supply catalogs. It contains a mixture of > > organic solvents and wood pulp by-products which remove terpene resins and > > urushiol from the skin. Thorough rinsing with water is recommended. Other > > organic solvents, such as rubbing alcohol, would probably also remove the> > urushiol residue. Of course, if the allergen has already penetrated the > > epidermal layer and bonded to deeper skin cells it is too late. > > Interestingly enough, the original Tecnu product was developed to remove > > radioactive fallout dust from the skin without water (Mermon, 1987). It > > was supposed to be stocked in fallout shelters across the United States. > > Later it was found to be highly effective in removing paint resins and, > > quite by accident, urushiol. [Tecnu is a crude distillate of gasoline and > > is quite expensive compared to other solvents such as gasoline, paint > > thinner and acetone.] Another product that claims to remove urushiol from > > the skin, even after a rash has developed, is called Zanfel?. Check the > > Zanfel web site for more information. Another product developed for the > > U.S. Forest Service is called Ivy Block?. It is an aerosol spray or lotion > > containing activated bentonite clay used in antiperspirants. Ivy Block? > > forms a barrier that both prevents urushiol from> > touching the skin and chemically binds with it so it becomes inactive. Ivy > > Block? is very effective, but is not a panacea for extremely sensitive > > people. Another effective blocking agent called StokoGard Outdoor Cream?, > > a fatty acid ester, is available through industrial supply houses and by > > asking your pharmacist to order it from Stockhausen, Inc. of Greensboro, > > North Carolina. Ivy Block? is a protective lotion > > containing activated bentonite clay. Ivy Block? forms a barrier that both > > prevents urushiol from touching the skin and chemically binds with it so > > it becomes inactive. The cream is applied to exposed areas of the body > > before going out into poison oak country.> >> > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~> > Kindness in words creates confidence.> > Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.> > Kindness in giving creates love.> > - Lao Tzu> > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~> >> > -------------- next part --------------> > An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> > URL: > > http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20080124/72b25be6/attachment.html> >> >> > ------------------------------> >> > Message: 4> > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:58:59 -0500> > From: "Michael O'Connor" <moconnor at ttor.org>> > Subject: [Community_garden] Help: Writers sought> > To: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>> > Message-ID:> > <1E2875C2D5C1ED42A468CA4C9CE4A2E5CD76E1 at srv-mail1.ttornetwork.org>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ________________________________> >> > Greetings:> >> >> >> > The Trustees of Reservations is a Massachusetts-based land protection> > organization and among our priorities are community-supported> > agriculture projects and preserving working farms. The summer '08 issue> > of our quarterly membership magazine, Special Places, will focus on the> > growth and growing public awareness of sustainable agriculture in> > Massachusuetts, localvore culture, and young farmers.> >> > We are looking for writers who can address these issues in an> > informative and compelling manner for our readers, which include both> > members and the public.> >> >> >> > Contact information is provided below.> >> >> >> > Michael O'Connor> >> > Editor, Special Places> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Michael O'Connor> >> > Writer/Editor> >> > The Trustees of Reservations> >> > Moose Hill Farm | 396 Moose Hill Street> >> > Sharon, MA 02067> >> > Tel 781.784.0567 x7519 | Fax 781-784-4796> >> > Email moconnor at ttor.org | www.thetrustees.org> >> >> >> >> >> >> > -------------- next part --------------> > An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> > URL: > > http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20080124/c06eeba3/attachment.html> > -------------- next part --------------> > A non-text attachment was scrubbed...> > Name: not available> > Type: image/x-citrix-gif> > Size: 1608 bytes> > Desc: image001.gif> > Url : > > http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20080124/c06eeba3/attachment.bin> >> >> > ------------------------------> >> > _______________________________________________> > The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of > > ACGA's services to community gardeners. 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